FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES
          ======================

Products affected: Axis F44

Release date:      2015-10-16

Release type:      Production

Firmware version:  5.85.3

File name:         F44_5_85_3.bin

Preceding release: 5.65.2

AMC version:       7.1.2.5-1

Onvif support:     Profile S

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UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
====================

The firmware can be upgraded using Axis Camera Management, HTTP or FTP.
Please follow the instructions from the user's manual, the web page at
http://www.axis.com/techsup/cam_servers/how_to_upgrade.htm or the file named
howtoupgrade.txt.


New Features
============

5.85.3:F01
Full support for AXIS Camera Companion 3.10 and higher

5.85.3:F02
WDR support with 720p and 15/12,5 fps

5.85.3:F03
Zipstream support

5.85.3:F04
Stream synchronization between same type of sensor units,
that use the same capture mode and FPS, i.e. images from two or more
sensor units gets the same timestamp.

5.85.3:F05
It is possible to synchronize camera settings between two or more sensor units.

Known Bugs/Limitations
======================

5.85.3:L01
Recording streams to SD Card with a total bit rate above 12Mbit/sec may cause
missing frames/sequences.

5.85.3:L02
Private keys need to be in a PKCS#1 format in order to function when installing
Certificates.

5.85.3:L03
For low contrast scenes, false positives or negatives may occur because there is
not enough information for the Tampering alarm.

5.85.3:L04
If downgrading to previous firmware version, a factory default is recommended
after performing the downgrade.

5.85.3:L05
It's possible to set faulty IP addresses as proxy under AVHS settings.

5.85.3:L06
It's not possible to select starting point when playing back a recording while
using multicast and H.264.

5.85.3:L07
When changing an active https-certificate, the product needs to be restarted for
the new certificate to be applied.

5.85.3:L08
Custom Exposure windows is not visible in Chrome and Firefox. Please use
Internet Explorer.

5.85.3:L09
To be able to seek in exported mkv recordings you need to use AXIS Matroska File
Splitter, see axis.com. Files are playable both with and without AXIS Matroska
File Splitter.

5.85.3:L10
If setting the video stream resolution to an unsupported value, it's not
possible to start streaming without specifying a valid resolution or correcting
the video stream resolution to a supported resolution.

5.85.3:L11
SNMP OID that have been set are not kept after reboot.

5.85.3:L12
It is recommend to restart the camera after changing Capture mode.

5.85.3:L13
ONVIF Profile pages requires Internet Explorer 9 or later.

5.85.3:L14
For the Java Applet viewing to work with Java 7 update 51 and later add the
camera URL to the exception list as per:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/java_blocked.xml

5.85.3:L15
Windows patch (KB3058515) may cause an error in Axis Media Control. 
If this happens, get an updated version of Axis Media Control from Axis website. 

5.85.3:L16
When using newer versions of Google Chrome, there can be a problem adding 
users with HTTPS using a self signed certificate. 

Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for AXIS F44
=======================================================

Depending on connected sensor unit, different capture modes are supported:

1080p sensor units:
1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 15/12.5fps
720p  1280x720 (16:9) @ 30/25fps
720p  1280x720 (16:9) @ 15/12,5fps WDR

720p sensor units:
720p 1280x720 (16:9) @ 30/25fps

Resolution  Exceptions
==========  ==========

1920x1080   2)
1280x720
1024x768
1024x640
854x480
800x600
800x500
800x450
640x480
640x400
640x360
480x360
480x300
480x270

1400x1050   1) 2)
960x540     1)
768x576     1)
720x576     1)
704x576     1)
704x480     1)
704x288     1)
704x240     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1)
352x240     1)
320x240     1)
320x200     1)
320x180     1)
240x180     1)
240x135     1)
192x144     1)
176x144     1)
176x120     1)
160x120     1)
160x100     1)
160x90      1)
80x50       1)

1) Not visible in web user interface
2) Only possible with 1080p sensor units, 1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 15/12.5fps